Vase "zanfirico"
Vase "zanfirico"
Foto: LVR-ZMB, Stefan Arendt

Vase "zanfirico", ca. 1951–1955

ExecutionVenini & C., founded 1921
DesignPaolo Venini, Venezia 1895–1959 Venezia
DesignFulvio Bianconi, Padova 1915–1996 Milano
Clear glass, applied glass rods with spiral threads, blown, base partly cut
(H x Ø)29 × 20,9 cm
Place of originMurano
Status
not on display
About the workIf you hold a fine cloth in your hand, it involuntarily wrinkles. The vase recreates something of this effect. “Zanfirico” is the Venetian term for coloured glass threads in spiral patterns. It imitates bobbin lace, a textile manufacturing technique that has a long tradition on the neighbouring island of Burano. The fabric character is further emphasised by indentations and folds. The design suggests that thin glass can behave as unpredictably as a piece of fabric when hot.
AccessionAcquisition 1992
Provenance[...]; 1992 angekauft von der Städtischen Galerie Schloss Oberhausen
Inventory numberP 1992-363
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